IRMNG - Opisthopterus Gill, 1861

IRMNG taxon details

Opisthopterus Gill, 1861

IRMNG_ID

1194569 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1194569)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Pristigasteridae Bleeker, 1872

Synonymised names

Ophisthopterus · unaccepted (misspelling)

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Species Opisthopterus dovi (Günther, 1868)
Species Opisthopterus effulgens (Regan, 1903)
Species Opisthopterus equatorialis Hildebrand, 1946
Species Opisthopterus macrops (Günther, 1867)
Species Opisthopterus tardoore (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Opisthopterus valenciennesi Bleeker, 1872
Species Opisthopterus dovii (Günther, 1868) accepted as Opisthopterus dovi (Günther, 1868)
Species Opisthopterus equitorialis Hildebrand, 1946 accepted as Opisthopterus equatorialis Hildebrand, 1946
Species Opisthopterus macrognathus Bleeker, 1866 accepted as Opisthopterus tardoore (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Opisthopterus tartoor (Valenciennes, 1847) accepted as Opisthopterus tardoore (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Opisthopterus tartoor Bleeker, 1872 accepted as Opisthopterus valenciennesi Bleeker, 1872
Species Opisthopterus tartur Zugmayer, 1913 accepted as Opisthopterus tardoore (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Opisthopterus tartus Zugmayer, 1913 accepted as Opisthopterus tardoore (Cuvier, 1829)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1861
page(s): 38 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Authority given in Nomen. Zool. as Gill, 1862. Family given as Clupeidae in WoRMS (Mar 2013), Pristigasteridae in Eschmeyer.

Taxonomic remark Authority given in Nomen. Zool. as Gill, 1862. Family given as Clupeidae in WoRMS (Mar 2013), Pristigasteridae in Eschmeyer. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Opisthopterus Gill, 1861. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1194569 on 2024-05-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2016-11-22 11:10:04Z

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db_admin

2017-11-22 13:18:58Z

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Decock, Wim

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original description Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1861
page(s): 38 [details]

basis of record Nomenclator Zoologicus (auth. adjusted as per Eschmeyer) [details]

basis of record SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]

verified source for family Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

extant flag source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

habitat flag source FishBase [details]

From other sources

Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater + Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: Mixed Marine + Freshwater. [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]

Taxonomic remark Authority given in Nomen. Zool. as Gill, 1862. Family given as Clupeidae in WoRMS (Mar 2013), Pristigasteridae in Eschmeyer. [details]

Type species as cited Pristigaster tartoor Valenciennes 1847 (= Pristigaster tartoore Cuvier 1829) [details]

To WoRMS (from synonym Ophisthopterus)
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